# Crosshatching cylinder walls

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [June 7, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crosshatching-cylinder-walls/13006 "2006-06-07T07:27:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crosshatching-cylinder-walls/13006/17 "2006-06-09T05:01:28Z")

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> [@eMKay](#):
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> new rings = hone the cylinders.

not nessasaraly (did i spell that right?)

rocket motorsports and a bunch of other companies would agree (that it doesnt need to be honed). in their testing, they found that the rings would seat faster, and gave better results in a leak down and compression test (unhoned bore in good shape).

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